… those crazy kids leave Japan. It’s time for a homecoming. ;)
Hope you guys liked the story arc! Maybe now things will get back to normal for our poor, separated protagonists.
(Normal?? HAH! WE DON’T KNOW THE MEANING OF THE WORD.)
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“(Normal?? HAH! WE DON’T KNOW THE MEANING OF THE WORD.) ”
Normal? What?! MWAHAHAHAHAHAAA!!
oh hey i think thats how you spell ‘uhoh!’ :D
great story ark \o/
=O gasp! But what about Gina? Isn’t she still off in uhh… New York, or something? What ever shall happen to her?
I rather like the story’s turns and their time in Japan was sweet, though I’m curious to see how everything turns out. Jayce is now the dark hero, Hawk’s acting a little touchy with Eve’s new sense of self, etc.
I like what you guys are doing (unlike some people around -.-) but am in hopes the tension camraderie and musing humor which brought a lot of this together will always be there.
One thing I’m not entirely clear with this piece. Is Ninj4 for hire really her?
Hmm…comedies in Maya next? To wonder…
you mean junpei? Dude he’s from Megatokyo, and it was cool that they showed him.
I know Junpei, but the AG Junpei was disguised (ok, in typical Junpei style) and on the same hill as Azumi, who in turn was seen with the same hair color (Cosplayers in Japan keep a small army of wigs) etc. etc. etc.
So I was a little confused. Still, Junpei giving the lone hero send off, definatly cool. It touched even my darklit heart.
I think he was supposed to be her boyfriend
Damn…And I was SO wishing I was gonna see a Eve vs Ping-Chan page. Maybe next time :)
SUCH WORDS ARE NOT IN MY VOCAB!!! bwahahahahha
indeed not such word is known to me
Very nice story arc, then again I have a thing for all things Japanese.
Also, not sure if it’s been done yet but… Am I the only one that wants one of those “NINJ4″ hoodies? *blinks*
You can buy one at the Megatokyo store:
http://www.megagear.com/product_p/mt%2001-2001.htm
Ahhh… Many thanks. :)
yar, my friend got one of those. ’tis awesome. Junpei was an excellent cameo in this comic hehe. And the Story Arc was great.
Well Done Ananth (and Hawk). I really enjoyed the season in Japan.
I’m eager to see how “normal” becomes defined…
Japan was nice, a tad confusing at times but nice :) I’m actually curious to see how the Gina storyline continues; mostly because I have a secret crush on her! *shhh, don’t tell my fiancee*.
I look forward to having the gang “home” and get back to “normal”. Hawk your art never ceases to amaze, Annath your writing is likewise. Keep it up!
maybe one day we will see Azumi in the US. oh, how i can’t wait for the homecoming. this is sure to get interesting
Hahaha, normal
Oh Ananth, you crazy kidder you D:
Awww, Hawk shoulda got one last ride around Tokyo on the Rent-a-Zilla. ^_^
Wow, this comic was an awesome combo of comedy and drama, with them in the plane, but other characters not having complete resolution. What ever happened with the rest of the crew though? We gonna see the rest of Gina’s story? That seemed really cool.
Keep doing what you and Hawk are doin’.
i agree, i want to know about what happened to gina, although wasnt she in the fight circuit, or is it just me? anywho, Guys keep up the awesome work, we fans appreciate your talents and hope to continue reading more applegeeks for a long time…. hopefully! :)
No i really have to ask…what does that mean…i”ve never seen the word?
Are we gonna be having more of the Ha-Ha’s and less of the Angst-Angst now?
I’m with this guy. Fred went from humor to plot, which is only nearly as good. You guys managed to have both, which is better.
+1 =þ
Largo counted as humor, but not anymore!
Applegeeks has defined “awesome;” thank you Ananth + Hawk ;)
I think I first came to read this from a link off /GU site. I gotta say I am totally hooked now.
The story lines are complex and detailed. The graphics are distinctive and beautiful. The characters have depth and could be ‘real’ in a movie sort of way. (I love Eve.)
I check every day for a new page andam excited to see the progress bar fill with Script, drawing and color. Please keep up the good work and I hope you get some network/movie exec to buy the story so far. (It worked for Over The Hedge, right?)
Was a good story arc, Ananth. I remember when you guys were a little worried about the change in format from a daily one-shot laugh to longer story arcs. I hope you’re confident it was a good change, and continue to expand on the characters and current story.
Always a joy, guys.
I got hooked on Applegeeks during the Dark Eve story arc, and it has yet to disappoint me. Ananth, you have an excellent sense of storytelling. Hawk, your art is mindboggling. And I have to say, you guys have found the perfect mix of the gag-a-day and story-arc formats. Keep up the good work!
Doubt with what transpired will really leave them to being normal. Or at least the way things were ‘back in the day’.
As the sign in our entry hall proclaims to anyone coming to the front door: “Normal around here is just a setting on the dryer.”
My front door needs a sign that says “Abandon all hope, ye who enter here.” :/ Sad, but true.
Well, “Abandon all hopefully, ye who enter here” as my old teacher used to say… (he hated the word hopefully). Anyway, great story, Ananth. You have me coming back for more. Now if only thousand crows updated… (hint hint.)
Ahh, I’m sorry guys. :( We’ve had a huge project at work, it’s been sucking up all my time. I’ve got stories trying to bust out of my head, it’s driving me a little crazy! :(
A little crazy every now and then is never a bad thing. Or at least that’s what the voices tell me.
Work? What’s work, precious? Maybe it’s like taters….
We WANTS an episode, yessss… *no, Ananth too busy* Well, then well’s sneak up…. *NO! GO AWAY AND NEVER COME BACK!!* Ehehehehe….
Normal? Who? Me?! Hah, I’ll be normal, once you bring me a shrubbery! BTW: there’s a tree over there. Anyone have a herring?
Ohh look! A swallow!
And a chicken!
It’s always amazing to me that people who don’t make the comic, can have an opinion on how the comic “should” be. I’m in total agreement with the applegeeks lite skit that burned the fan mail. Do it the way you want guys. If people want it done some other way, let them make their own comic (not like that’s going to happen with their lack of…creative writing and drawing ability).
Separated at birth - Eve at the end of this strip and one of my favorite adult robots, Bathyscaphe from The World Of Narue. A twins fantasy…….
First panel of this strip, sorry (when is that coffee gonna be ready, grumble).
Heh, does anybody know the meaning of that word? It really is a word you should avoid if at all possible. Normal is surrendering to the ordinary, and it should never be done.
Forget normal. I love the way the story-lines have been going.
Honestly, the art draws me into every page, and the writing keeps me coming back for more. Kudos to both Hawk and Ananth.
I loved the Japan thing, but I’m interested to see what will happen once everything is, as you say, “normal.” However, normal is relative here. :D Keep up the great work!
“Normal” is a street in Fresno, CA.
(Normal?? HAH! WE DON’T KNOW THE MEANING OF THE WORD.)
Dudes.. PLEASE.
Keep it up. It’s been rockin’
Ya know, I think Junpei has almost had more comic time here than in MegaTokyo. Well thank Fred for another happy reader as I had no clue what Applegeeks was til the initial crossover.
I kinna thought Gina was just the “violent drunk chick.” And then you started the whole “Gina McQuarrie Street Fighter” schtick on her trip to New York/Boston. Now I want to see more of that. Be nice to see what JC and Alice have been up to as well.
So when are you two printing this in a book format?
I would buy it and put it right next to my MegaTokyo books.
You two are awesome, keep it up!
Story line? I just come here for the pretty pictures.
Hehe.. Normal?!? There is no such thing as this “normal!! Normal for me is chaotic for anyone else who’d try to live in my world. I can’t wait to order a Ninj4 hoodie and megatokyo bracelet, and I am thinking about getting some AG stuff too!
A nice end to the Japan arc. You guys tied this up nicely, Fred likes to tease us with giant cliffhangers and answering some of the plot line questions and leaving more.
Something about Junpei’s l33t ninja hoodie is off, I think it’s because you have the hood drawn up tighter than I’m used to seeing it.
Can’t wait to see how things will go once they get ‘home’.
~shadowrider
That was an awesome arc! gj! I personally like the style you guys have right now. I think its a bit too serious to start any antics soon, I mean, look how broken hearted that girl was. I think this has to happen to all webcomics, the may start out random, but they usually end up pretty serious, look at Megatokyo for example. Anyways, keep up the good work guys, I respect and appreciate your work.
“Normal” is a word very easy to explain: “Normal” is the Applegeek’s word standing for “Godzilla”.
I like this comics when it is funny, and I like it too when it is serious, but I really love it when it comes to being “normal”.
Don’t you mean Rent-A-Zilla?
Seeing as they’re goin home hawk is gonna meet gina again eventually.
hawk had some problems with fighting in japan. i think gina should teach him to fight that way he might be able to avoid alot of the problems they had and it would be kinda awsome combined with his tech.
Normal? I think they were never normal to begin with.
I think you are more likly to find “Normal” In a Dictionary Beside a picture of Hawk and the Rent-a-zilla than anywhere near this comic… Good stuff anyway.
They left Japan? H’awww, now you don’t need me anymore.
normal that would be all the other comics you know the ones with unequal boy girl ratios or the nerds with too many girls, or the talking cats and dogs… somehow robots and a weird nerd is normal though
I SAWS AN ANATH AT KATSUCON!!! I thinks…. Also, I always wonder why writers always seem so serious at cons… I mean, Artists usually look like they are about to kill people… but I figure its the constant comision thingie and trying to…. never mind, half the responces I just thought up answered that…. HYPER STILL!
p.s.: Cool bunny tails, it’ll be cool to see everyone back together and what you guys have coming up next!